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Unfinished wood flooring

Prefinished and Unfinished (Finished on Site): Most engineered floor products are prefinished, and many solid wood products are available in prefinished condition. Both prefinished and unfinished flooring can be installed using any of the basic types of installation procedures described in the methods of installation page Finished on Site or unfinished: The traditional method of installing new hardwood floors was to nail down unfinished solid wood flooring to a sub-floor or ‘joist’, (or to glue parquet tiles to slab), then either sand the surface smooth and wax it, or apply coats of varnish (polyurethane). With the rise in technology, notably the invention of water based urethanes, top coat formulas and application techniques have changed. Yet, these traditional methods of wood floor installation continue to result in the best looking wood floors in most cases. However, the primary disadvantage of this technique is the high level of inconvenience; although it is important to point out that we believe the inconvenience factors to be well worth the results in many cases. This is because a floor that is finished on site will give you more control over specifying color and design, and thus more control over the final results.

Prefinished wood flooring

Prefinished and Unfinished (Finished on Site): Most engineered floor products are prefinished, and many solid wood products are available in prefinished condition. Both prefinished and unfinished flooring can be installed using any of the basic types of installation procedures described in the methods of installation page. Prefinished: Prefinished flooring products get sanded and finished in the manufacturing stages prior to installation. It is essential to note that this type of flooring installation has a few key advantages over the unfinished approach: 1) The length of the job is decreased by half or more. 2) There is no dust and no fumes involved. 3) The finish is considered to be exceedingly durable given the carefully controlled environment in which it is applied. Additionally, this allows manufacturers access to use special products found on their site, such as the use of aluminum-oxide finish, which is acclaimed as being more durable than any other finish formula known to date. Overall, this type of flooring has every advantage of solid wood floor material, with the exception of a few comparatively minor ones: 1) The color range is slightly more limited. 2) Slight "over wood" inconsistencies or so called "micro bevels" are to be expected 3) and the surface may get scratched more easily.

Floating installation mehod

Below is the floating installation method for hardwood and engineered wood floors: Floating: The term ‘floating floor’ refers to a variety of engineered or laminated products. These products are made up of complex dimensions that give them a stable quality, and furthermore allow for installation in areas ‘below grade’. (‘Below grade’ pertains to the location of a finished floor that is in direct contact with the ground, or with less than 18 inches of well-ventilated space). Engineered flooring systems such as Boen, Kahrs, Harris Tarkett, and serveral others, are typically made of three or more thin slabs of plywood running in opposing directions. The top layer is typically a 1/32" to 1/8" thick veneer. Yet, some of the newly developed, ‘engineered’ products now have a veneer or solid wood top layer of 1/4".

Glue down flooring installation method

Below is the glue down installation method for hardwood and engineered wood floors: Glue down flooring installation method. Glue Down: Modern developments in adhesive composites now make it possible to glue down a 3/4" solid wood flooring slab to a concrete base. Engineered wood flooring, (which is a sandwich of 1/16" to 1/8" inch of finish wood on top and non-finish plywood underneath), can be glued directly to a concrete base as well. Other types of flooring, such as 5/16" thick parquet, must always be glued down even if the sub-floor is wood.

Nail down hardwood floor method

Below is the nail down installation method for hardwood and engineered wood floors: Nail Down: Generally speaking, if your sub-floor is 3/4" thick plywood or wood planks over joists, the nail down is the best installation method for you. This method usually proves to be the most economical type of installation as well.

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